Date: 29 Apr 2000 01:57:54 -0700 From: asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) To: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> Cc: Vince Valenti <vince@blue-box.net>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: distfile question Message-ID: <vqcsnw5qo6l.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: Will Andrews's message of "Thu, 27 Apr 2000 19:28:06 -0400" References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004271611210.52940-100000@kenny.blue-box.net> <20000427192806.D546@argon.blackdawn.com>
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* From: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
* On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 04:14:59PM -0700, Vince Valenti wrote:
* > I am currently working on a port for nsyslogd, and the distfile's name is
* > just nsyslogd.tar.gz. How should I verify the version that is being
* > downloaded? Should I just depend on the md5 not matching if it's the
* > wrong version?
*
* DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}
*
* to override the default value
*
* DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
I don't think you answered his question....
Yes, you should just depend on the md5 not matching, that's what a few
hundred other ports (are forced to) do. Maybe send a mail to the
nsyslog maintainers reminding them it's a good idea to put the version
string in the filename.
Satoshi
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